Tune in Tuesday | Ke$ha's inexplicable run continues

7:57 PM,
Dec. 3, 2012

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There was a time when I thought that Ke$ha might justify her existence by blossoming into a full-on satirist. The scene in which she operates - clubs and club kids - is certainly ripe for satire, and a really smart performer could eat it alive as an insider.

But it turns out that Ke$ha isn't that smart. She's just another image-obsessed hack trying to make a buck while she can, with a gimmick - she's basically an empowered skank - that can't overcome her very limited skill-set.

Her inexplicable run will end, sooner or later, especially given that her new single, "Die Young," sounds like a rehashed ...